Welcome to Write Around Portland.

Transforming lives and our communities through the power of writing

In homeless youth shelters, senior centers, schools, hospitals, prisons and treatment facilities, we bring 10-week creative writing workshops to nearly 500 adults and young people each year. We provide journals and pens, bus tickets, snacks, childcare and all workshop materials free of charge to participants to remove obstacles to writing in community. Workshops culminate in community readings and three beautifully designed books annually.

We also offer unique generative writing workshops designed for new and seasoned writers who want to participate in a Write Around Portland workshop and support the communities we traditionally serve. We offer two workshops with an associated fee: Prompt at Powell's City of Books and monthly workshops at HOTLIPS Pizza.

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